Curious Pax,
Quite right, however the trick is to tie up the long haul destination departure/arrival slots with those at Heathrow taking into account flow restrictions.
Not all slots are equal unfortunately.
If only life were so easy.
Rev Man, when the Bmed takeover was handled LH had 30% and Bishop had the trump hand. It seems he still has and is forcing LH to buy the stock. LH trading down.